Fortunate Escape for Poirier

Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anthony Zinno opened to 20,000 and Francis Poirier then pushed all-in for 161,000. David Ganim flat-called one seat over in the cutoff and it folded back to Zinno, who quickly folded.
Francis Poirier: Q?Q?
David Ganim: A?A?
The Q?9?3?4?8? runout gave Poirier a set and he escaped from elimination.
"I was very close," Maria Ho said after the hand was over, as she had pondered about her decision for half a minute right next to Ganim.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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460,000
-160,000
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-160,000 |
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360,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
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125,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
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